Eating, Drinking, Overthinking

The author of Women Who Think Too Much reveals a hidden source of depression in women, with “useful recommendations for change” ( Psychology Today ). Depression is a common and debilitating problem among women, though it rarely occurs in a vacuum. As Susan Nolen-Hoeksema’s original research shows, overthinking—a tendency to ruminate on problems rather than to seek solutions—often co-exists with unhealthy eating habits and/or heavy drinking. In fact, eighty percent of women who report suffering f